Grand Kabuki
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Grand Kabuki is a theatre troupe originating in Japan.
Using a stylized mixture of dance and music, mime and vocal performance, Grand Kabuki is a form of moralizing entertainment in Japan
since the mid-17th century. Kabuki was considered the theatre of the common people.
Grand Kabuki made its United States
debut at Manhattan's City Center in 1960. This troupe is one of Japan's oldest and greatest theater troupes. Unlike previous Kabuki-type visitors to America
, Grand Kabuki, as true Kabuki
, consists of all-male casts. Though Kabuki
actually originated around 1600 with a woman dancer, one of its great modern claims to distinction is its onnagata, or extraordinary female impersonators.
Using a stylized mixture of dance and music, mime and vocal performance, Grand Kabuki is a form of moralizing entertainment in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
since the mid-17th century. Kabuki was considered the theatre of the common people.
Grand Kabuki made its United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
debut at Manhattan's City Center in 1960. This troupe is one of Japan's oldest and greatest theater troupes. Unlike previous Kabuki-type visitors to America
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, Grand Kabuki, as true Kabuki
Kabuki
is classical Japanese dance-drama. Kabuki theatre is known for the stylization of its drama and for the elaborate make-up worn by some of its performers.The individual kanji characters, from left to right, mean sing , dance , and skill...
, consists of all-male casts. Though Kabuki
Kabuki
is classical Japanese dance-drama. Kabuki theatre is known for the stylization of its drama and for the elaborate make-up worn by some of its performers.The individual kanji characters, from left to right, mean sing , dance , and skill...
actually originated around 1600 with a woman dancer, one of its great modern claims to distinction is its onnagata, or extraordinary female impersonators.